Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Loxahatchee Groves

LGWCD Chief Recaps Tough Past Year And Challenges Ahead

The Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District will face tough decisions on possible assessment increases, regardless of whether it continues to maintain its own roads or turns over remaining ones to the Town of Loxahatchee Groves as planned, LGWCD Administrator...

Connie Bell And Karen Piesley Claim Seats On LGWCD Board

Two new supervisors took seats on the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Board of Supervisors after the district’s election Monday. Connie Bell and Karen Piesley both took 2,083 acre-votes to incumbent Frank Schiola’s 408 acre-votes — a margin that the...

Two Newcomers, One Incumbent Vie For LGWCD Seats

Three candidates for the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Board of Supervisors are vying for two available seats in the Monday, June 26 election. Political newcomers Connie Bell and Karen Piesley are challenging incumbent Frank Schiola, a two-term supervisor and...

FPL Hardening Power Lines In Parts Of Loxahatchee Groves

Florida Power & Light is undertaking a major upgrade of power lines in portions of Loxahatchee Groves, which should be a relief to some residents who have historically been among the last to get their power restored after a...

LGWCD Board Approves Bank Line Of Credit For Emergencies

The Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Board of Supervisors on Monday approved a $200,000 revolving line of credit with Floridian Community Bank to cover the immediate cost of emergencies until it can get refunds from the Federal Emergency Management...

LGWCD Supervisors Ponder Assessment Increase In Budget

It appears that a hike in assessments is likely for property owners in the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District after the initial round of budget workshops. LGWCD supervisors discussed the possibility when they met Monday. The increase might be necessary...

Lox Council OKs Emergency Culvert Repair Amid Policy Concerns

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council approved a resolution for the emergency repair of a culvert at F Road and Kerry Lane on Tuesday, but Councilman Todd McLendon called for a clear policy on culvert repair and what the responsibilities...

Groves Council, LGWCD Hold Follow-Up Meeting On Roads

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council and the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Board of Supervisors met jointly for a second time Tuesday on the topic of transferring control of remaining district roads to the town. The meeting sought to move...

Intergovernmental Committee Discusses Lox Road Transfers

The Loxahatchee Groves Intergovernmental Coordinating Committee recommended approval May 12 for the Town of Loxahatchee Groves and the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District to share the necessary surveying costs for quit claim deeds to transfer control of D Road...

LGWCD Board Agrees To Turn Over Two Roads To Town

The Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Board of Supervisors approved a motion Monday to issue quit claim deeds for Collecting Canal Road and D Road from Okeechobee Blvd. to Southern Blvd. to the Town of Loxahatchee Groves after a...

Lox Groves Considering More PBSO Patrols… But It Comes At A Cost

Loxahatchee Groves Town Manager Bill Underwood reported Tuesday that a proposed new contract with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office would add a full-time deputy dedicated to the town, but more than double the town’s annual contract cost —...

Commemorative Coin Marks 100th Anniversary Of LGWCD

Roll back the clocks to a simpler time. A time before smartphones, computers or even television. A time when Loxahatchee Groves wasn’t even a thought. In July 1902, the Southern States Land & Timber Company purchased land and began working...

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First Ever Family Fun Night & Stroll The Lights

For the first time, Lights 4 Hope is inviting the community to enjoy the lights in a different way,...